When we faithfully read the word, not dabbling about but really reading it all, it will change us. We’ll be changed in the laws, and in the prophets. We’ll be changed in the mercies, and in the judgments. We’ll be changed by the passages that don’t sit right with us at first, and by those … Continue reading Life Verses and Digging Deep
The Return of Sanity
I lifted my eyes to heaven, and my understanding returned to me.Daniel 4:34 We have been having one of those 'where the rubber meets the road' kind of seasons. A time when all the wonderful ideas and truths we pride ourselves on believing need to be demonstrated with some action on our part. I have … Continue reading The Return of Sanity
The Heat Is On
There comes a time in every believers faith journey when the rubber has to meet the road. Eventually, we are going to have to walk our talk. I'll be the first to say that I don't think piling on personal hot-takes when others struggle is very helpful. As the cultural temperature gets turned up, too … Continue reading The Heat Is On
Redeem The Time
See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil.Ephesians 5:15 Sometimes, in the desperate attempt to make sense of the senseless, we hitch our wagons to some really destructive ideas. In the wake of unspeakable tragedy, the very best and worst of human nature … Continue reading Redeem The Time
Enter Your Rest
"For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. For it is written: "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate. Where is the wise person? Where is the teacher … Continue reading Enter Your Rest
Kissing Jesus Goodbye
So a little update post on my last entry regarding the shake-up around author and former pastor Joshua Harris' retreat away from the teachings that skyrocketed him to fame in Christian evangelical circles. To recap, he wrote a catchy book calling for a more serious approach to Christian dating, one that would ease the pain … Continue reading Kissing Jesus Goodbye
Replace Purity Culture, But Don’t Replace Jesus
If you came of age in the late 1990's or were anywhere near an evangelical circle, then 21 year-old Joshua Harris' book I Kissed Dating Goodbye probably made it's way onto your bookshelf. The so-called 'purity movement' was born, and with it came some pretty high expectations and both good and bad theology. I distinctly … Continue reading Replace Purity Culture, But Don’t Replace Jesus
